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G. P. YULE. EJEOTING BOTTLE GAP.

Patented Feb. 10,

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GEORGE P. YULE, OF CLINTON, IOVA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO F. STRONG, OF SAME PLACE.

EJ ECTING BOTTLE-CAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 446,314, dated February 10, 1891.

Application tiled June 5, 1890. Serial No. 354,361. (No model.) x

ToaZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. YULE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clinton, in the county of Clinton and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Vessel for Liquids, of which the following' is a specilication.

This invention relates to packing and storing vessels of glass, and the object thereof is to provide a receptacle adapted to be sold lled with ink, and which, after the ink has been used therefrom, may be used as an oilcan. Y

To this end the invention consists of a body having a perforated cover, below which is a diaphragm, a socket andan air-inlet tube extending from said diaphragm through holes in the cover, a cap for the air-tube, and a funnel and oil-nozzle adapted to be interchangeably inserted in said socket, the whole operating as hereinafter more fully described, and as illustrated in the drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of this device as it is sold. Fig. 2 is a central transverse section of the same when used. as an ink-well. Fig. 3 is a similar section when used as an oil-can. Fig. 4 is a considerablyenlarged section of the air-tube and its closing-cap, showing the latter in position to admit air through the tube. i

Referring to the said drawings, the letter B designates the body, which is preferably cylindrical and of glass, and C is the cover for the same, which is preferably of metal, secured upon the body by threads T around the upper edge of the latter, as shown in the sectional views. At the center of the' cover and at one side thereof are holes, for a purpose to appear presently.

D is a diaphragm made of any resilient material and having a rubber ange R secured around its edge. This flange rests upon the upper edge of the body when the parts are in place, and the diaphragm is secured beneath the cover C, as shown. At the center of the diaphragm is a socket K therethrough,

and near one side is an air-tube A, each of which projects through the corresponding holes in the cover. The upper end of the air-tube is threaded, as shown, and screwed upon said end is a cap P, provided with a number of fine holes II through its sides, and in its upper end inside with a plug G, which fits into the upper end of the air-tube when the cap is screwed down tightly. When the cap is partly unscrewed, this plug is Withdraw'n and the air can passin through the holes H and down the tube, as seen in Fig. 4. Into the socket K isscrewed a discharge-tube,

which is either a funnel or an oil-nozzle, as'

described below.

F is a funnel, preferably of`gutta-percha, and while its interior is funnel-shaped its exterior is preferably cylindrical, as shown. This funnel fits within the socket K and is of sufcient length to extend nearly to the bottom'of the body when in place, as seen in Fig. 2. The body being filled with ink, (as the deviceis sold,) if the tip of the pen be inserted in the open upper end ofthe funnel and pressed downward lightly the diaphragm will spring andl a small quantity of ink will be forced up the funnel and onto the pen, provided the air-tube is closed and no air can escape therefrom. The pen may then be used in the usual manner, and it can also be left in the funnel after using, when the ink thereon will iiow back into the body. It' the cap P be turned to the left, (unscrewed,) air will be permitted to. pass from the body, and the ink that maybe standingwithin the mouth of the funnel will flow back into the body. In this position of parts no dust can get at the ink, and the latter will not evaporate or become dirty and thick. The exterior of the funnel is provided with threads, which take into threads on the interior of the socket, and after the device has been usedas an inkstand and all the ink has been exhausted the funnel maybe unscrewed and removed. The body can then be refilled or the following use be made of the device. v

N is an oil-nozzle having a threaded larger end adapted to take into the threads within the socket K, and if the body be lled with oil and this nozzle applied itwill be obvious that the device may be used as an oil-can in a manner similar to its use as'an ink-well, except, of course, that it must be inverted when used. Here another advantage of the IOO construction manifests itself, and that is that when the nozzle N or its su rrou nding flange J is pressed inwardly toward the body the oil will be ejected therefrom through the nozzle, provided the cap P be closed, and said cap can be loosened to permit the oil within the nozzle to Iiow back into the body after using in the same manner as above.

The device is put upon the market with the body lilled with inkand the funnel and noz?- zle both in place, as seen in Fig. l, full instructions accompanying each bottle in order that the many advantages possessed by the invention may all be understood.

I claim as the salient features of this inventionl. In a vessel for liquids, the combination,

.with the lbody and the cover closing the same and provided with two holes, of the diaphragm inserted between said body and cover, a threaded socket and an air-tube through said diaphragm projecting loosely through said holes, a cap screwed on said tube and having a number of holes through it, a plug for closing the upper end of the air-inlet, and a discharge-tube screwed into said socket, substantially as described.

2. In a vessel for liquids, the combination, with the body and the cover closing the same and provided with two holes, of a diaphragm inserted between said body and cover, a threaded socket and an air-tube through said diaphragm projecting loosely through said holes, a cap screwed on said tube for closing the upper end of the ai r-inlet, and a dischargetube screwed into said socket and depending into the liquid, substantially as described.

3. In a vessel for liquids, the combination, with the body and the cover closing the same and provided with two holes, of a diaphragm inserted between said body and cover, a threaded socket and an air-tube through said diaphragm projecting loosely through said holes, and a downwardly-extending' funnel screwed into said socket and depending into the liquid, the interior of said funnel being tapered, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

GEORGE I). YULE.

\Vitnesses:

HARRY OA'rEs, JOHN S. MURRAY. 

